Overview
- Oscco formally submitted the 30-day leave request on June 5 and the municipal administration recorded it on June 8, asking the Concejo Provincial to take knowledge and vote to approve the measure.
- The requested leave would run from September 4 to October 4, 2026, during which Oscco would be temporarily removed from duty and not receive pay as required by electoral law and the JNE calendar.
- If the Concejo approves the leave, regidor Rolando Bedregal is the proclaimed successor to assume mayoral duties under the 2022 results, but he has told reporters he has not yet decided whether to run for office.
- If Bedregal also requests a leave to run, the next councilor in the proclamation order, Susana Condori, would be slated to take over, creating potential shifts in interim leadership.
- The filings reflect routine electoral compliance but also signal early political repositioning in Arequipa, with several councilors filing similar leaves and parties courting potential candidates ahead of the 2026 vote.